Adam Werritty is Minister of Magic

In a shock announcement, it's been revealed that Adam Werritty is not actually a friend of Liam Fox but is, in fact, the Minister of Magic. The long rumoured position was in a similar quasi-legal state to the military intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 until 1989. Now, a government spokesman has admitted that Adam Werritty is actually a wizard and had been assisting the MoD by attempting to place a "shield charm" (also known as a protego spell) around Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The spokesman continued; "Desperate times call for desperate measures and, in fact, the entire future policy of the government is based on various spells and enchantments provided by the Ministry of Magic."